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PM call with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden: 27 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson this afternoon....

Prisoners turn new page with launch of Reading Laureate

Ministry of Justice

Author Lee Child announced as first ever Prison Reading Laureate....

Major milestone for HS2 as tunnelling to Euston starts

Department for Transport

Taking the HS2 railway into central London is crucial to unlocking its full potential to create more jobs, more homes an...

UPR51: UK Statement on Austria

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at Austria's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Righ...

PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

PM caps ground rents at £250 a year in game-changing shake up of leasehold system and to support families with the cost ...

Pubs and Live Music Venues Relief

HM Treasury

In 2026-27, all pubs and live music venues will benefit from a 15% business rates relief on top of the support announced...

Government announces support package that backs British pubs

HM Treasury

The Chancellor is backing British pubs with a major support package, as the government recognises the challenges facing ...

How to submit applications and complaints to the CAC

Central Arbitration Committee

The submission of applications and complaints to the CAC....

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill: late submission of impact assessment

Regulatory Policy Committee

RPC statement about the Department for Business and Trade’s late submission of an impact assessment relating to the Bill...

Jonathan Childs appointed Ofsted's new Deputy Director of Post-16 Education, Training and Skills

Ofsted

Ofsted has appointed Jonathan Childs as its new Deputy Director of Post-16 Education, Training and Skills....

Insolvency Service encouraging customers to claim debt relief order refund if they paid the fee but didn’t submit their application

The Insolvency Service

People who paid a debt relief order fee before April 2024 but did not complete their application are being offered refun...

Situation in North East Syria: joint statement, 27 January 2026

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Joint statement by France, Germany, the UK and the USA, following a meeting with the French Foreign Minister, German Min...

Up to £1.5 million available for innovations that improve conflict wound care

UK Defence Innovation

Dstl/DMS competition through UKDI offers funding to innovators that can remedy gaps in modelling and treating conflict w...

North Wales offshore wind project to bring jobs and growth

A new offshore wind project off the coast of North Wales will help deliver growth and good jobs to the region Welsh Secr...

Scotland Office Minister marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill visited Scotland's first Sloperstein memorial....

Courts expansion to deliver speedier justice for victims

Ministry of Justice

Former court buildings in Fleetwood, Telford, Chichester and Cirencester – used as Nightingale Courts since the pandemic...

New year, new updates: January 2026 newsletter

Immigration Advice Authority

Our newsletter will be published quarterly, and all stakeholders are welcome to sign up to receive the latest edition st...

Appointment of Bishop of Ely: 27 January 2026

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The King has approved the nomination of The Right Reverend Sarah Elizabeth Clark, for election as Bishop of Ely. ...

Top British AI expertise to help spark renewal of public services and bolster national security

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government sets out key part of its digital transformation agenda, bringing world class talent into Whitehall to moderni...

BSR becomes standalone body in landmark step towards single construction regulator

Building Safety Regulator

The Building Safety Regulator will put residents at the heart of everything it does and promote higher standards and cul...

Solicitor General announces expansion of Victim’s Right to Review scheme

Attorney General's Office

More rape and sexual assault survivors across England and Wales will have the right to ask for their cases to be reviewe...

New and upgraded grassroots sport facilities to get the UK active

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Nearly 1000 community projects across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland benefitting from new and upgraded gr...

Red tape to be slashed as MOD launches new team to back British small businesses

Ministry of Defence

A new team dedicated to supporting small British businesses to win more defence contracts has been established today by ...

450,000 disadvantaged pupils could benefit from AI tutoring tools

Department for Education

Safe AI tutoring tools co-created with teachers to be available to schools by the end of 2027, helping to close the atta...

Heat network customers to be shielded from unfair price hikes

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Greater consumer protections introduced for heat network customers across Great Britain for the first time, supporting h...

The UK stands firm in our support for the institutions which defend and advance the international rule of law: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Internation...

White paper sets out reforms to policing

Home Office

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced the largest reforms to policing since the police service was founded 2 cent...

Bluetongue: latest situation

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Overview of current bluetongue cases, risk level, vaccinations and restrictions....

Government spends record levels to support our veterans

Ministry of Defence

Government delivers record levels of investment to support veterans, across health, housing, employment and more...

Strong uptake for Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

£59m in Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreement extensions taken up by farmers...